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The freeCodeCamp Podcast
#160 She taught herself coding in her 30s for zero dollars
Feb 15, 2025
Julia Undeutsch, a self-taught software engineer and accessibility specialist at Atos, shares her transformative journey from poker dealer to coder. She highlights the importance of making software accessible for individuals with disabilities and discusses her experience creating tutorials in Japanese. Julia emphasizes the necessity of integrating accessibility in software design and shares insights on the challenges of learning to code remotely during the pandemic. Her passion for inclusivity extends to gaming, advocating for improved accessibility as demographics shift.
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- Julia Undeutsch transformed her career from a poker dealer to a self-taught software engineer by leveraging free online resources like freeCodeCamp.
- Emphasizing the importance of accessibility, Yulia highlights how accessible design benefits all users, not just those with disabilities.
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Journey to Coding
Yulia Undoich shares her inspiration for learning to code, highlighting that she started in her 30s after feeling unfulfilled in a job at a law firm. She utilized FreeCodeCamp and other open resources, emphasizing that she spent zero dollars on formal education. Yulia discusses the imposter syndrome she felt, initially believing that tech was beyond her reach due to her age and gender. Despite her doubts, the encouragement from her younger brother led her to pursue coding, which eventually opened doors to a fulfilling career in software development.
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